The Siren

Forced to work as a Siren and lure strangers to their deaths after being rescued from drowning by the Ocean, Kahlen falls in love with a human and defies the rules of her service in order to follow her heart.

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Haunting and heartbreaking, this is a story of those two great themes: love and death. The romance described in the book jacket is just one of the many important loves in the story--sisterly love and the love between humans and the Ocean are just as significant and poignant as the love between ... Read More »

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I really like this book, I loved the story. But it went a little slow. I think it would have been better if the ocean was more of a bad guy, like that Kahlen, Elizabeth, Padma, and Miaka had to escape somehow. Like they should have had to find a way to break the curse or something. I like the part that Kahlen couldn't speak to Akinli, I thought that made the plot thicken pretty quickly. I would suggest this book to everyone.

So hauntingly depressing. It felt like the Ocean was the "bad guy", but then I understood why She does what She does. This was like a twisty and deeper version of the fairy tale, the Little Mermaid. I really loved this. I don't think it was as amazing as the Selection series, but it was still really good.

Haunting and heartbreaking, this is a story of those two great themes: love and death. The romance described in the book jacket is just one of the many important loves in the story--sisterly love and the love between humans and the Ocean are just as significant and poignant as the love between the main character and the boy who becomes her soulmate. Beware picking up this book as a light read, however, as this is an emotionally hefty story.

When a siren falls for the wrong person she will do anything to keep him alive even if it means putting her life in jeopardy. This story of finding love captures your heart and doesn't let go. People need a soul mate to make living worth while. A great story to last for ages.

I loved this book so much. It was the first book in my life where I finished it and actually enjoyed it thoroughly. The book was pure, and full of softness. The main Character was a siren but she still had a heart which I admire a lot. The centre theme of this book was not only romance but also sisterly-love. The sisters in this book cherished each other a lot which made me tear up in the end. Overall I really love this book :)

DNF (did-not-finish) at page 39. The writing is not working for me and the author does not explain important details, assuming the reader would know everything about the protagonist as well as the book world. I'm surprised by the writing (very terrible!) because I actually enjoyed one of The Selection prequel novellas. Also, it's super creepy for the MC to keep a scrapbook of her victims, serial killers do the same thing (keep "trophies" or mementos). If you really want to read this, I'd recommend taking it out from the library and saving your money.

The siren started off as good with a strong plot line and interesting characters, but there were many downsides to this book the characters fell short of development and needed more details. The plot started to fall and became increasingly worse. I strongly do not recommend this book as a good read but as a time filler. Compared to Cass's other books this was a serious let down.

Summary

When the Ocean saves a life, they have one choice, become and siren and feed the ocean or die. If they choose to feed the Ocean than the must serve 100 years. When Kahlen meets Akinli, she will do whatever she can to keep him safe from the ocean.

After the Ocean saved Kahlen's life, she now owes a big chunk of her life as a siren. Just as she is getting close to being free again, she is faced of the consequences of falling in love with a human, who she can't even talk to because of her voice.